Unfortunately, Time.com has a policy of vetting comments that run contrary to its articles.

So, to be brief (and ridiculously politically correct), I do not believe the Russian government will allow for the release of the punk rockers. The government has a long history of suppressing dissent in all its forms, for fear that it would cause social upheaval and revolt.

This fear extends to suppressing those in the arts and literature for seemingly false or inaccurate portrayals of government officials and/or policy. As such, the punk rockers should have been more mindful that their lyrics could run afoul of the government policy on what it deemed to be 'rebellious music.'

The band should have shown some more common sense before going on-stage. Failure to display even a grain of forethought has led to their imprisonment. Consequently, we won't be hearing from those rockers for a long time, given Russia's notorious history dealing with those it deems to be anti-government.

I don't know why Time and other news outlets are wasting their resources on this story.

When it comes to Russia, matters concerning free speech and expression suddenly take a different turn. Russia does not have the same liberal, democratic view on those topics as other Western nations (i.e. America, the European Union). As such, when a controversial punk rock band performs, it must 'watch itself' and police its own actions. Failure to exercise the proper amount of caution/restraint can result in imprisonment. If history is any guide, Russia's system of imprisonment is not as accommodating as other Western countries. In fact, it's a whole lot worse.

Given those facts, it should not surprise anyone that these punk rockers (or, 'pussy rioters') were imprisoned. They should have known better than to spout their usual teenage-style temper tantrums on-stage. Had they behaved like adults, and 'considered their audience' beforehand, they would not have landed themselves in a Russian prison.

Save for a miracle (highly unlikely) or change of heart by the Russian government (laughably absurd), these punk rockers won't be getting out any time soon. Any one who knows anything about how much control the Russian government exerts knows that these rockers won't be performing any time soon.

which world the news writer is referring to may please be specified. is it the world of the punks or may be the UK. actually no one really cares, they got what they deserved. as a matter of fact they got away lightly.

Do you think Time or any other Media outlet would back Ted Nugent or Hank Williams Jr. after they did a Flash Mob at Rev. Wrights' Chuch during a Sunday sermon and shared their "Feelings" about the incompetency and Racism of Obama? Free Speech right?

It is time for the Russian People to liberate themselves from the oppression of Putin's regime. It seems to me that when a People cannot speak their mind without the fear of death and/or imprisonment that it would be the cue for a revolution. "No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies."

This heading is misleading. There is no outrage world-wide. I have not heard anyone protesting in Asia, South America, and Africa. A few Western countries do not make -up the world. If UK are so concerned about human rights of a punk band in Russia why don't they show same concern for Assange?

I'm not a big fan of that collosal d-bag Assange, but another argument is... why are you in legal trouble in the UK if you make songs insulting the royal family? I think that' a somewhat more valid argument. Still, you can't call yourself a democratic nation and imprison people for being critical of the government or it's leaders. Those two paths are mutually exclusive... and before you bring the US into it, yeah, I know that, they're not exactly a bastion of civil rights either, but... we're talking about Russia here.

Foreign intervention brings chaos. And killing of foreign nation. Remember French and German intervention. Also, you can't bring anything you don't have yourself. It is illusion that you have it. If you're permitted to masturbate it is not the same as you having sex. America incarcerate everybody who is threat to it's World domination.